James Forrest signs new one-year deal with Celtic

James Forrest signs new one-year deal with Celtic

Celtic are delighted to announce that James Forrest has signed a new one-year deal which will see him remain at the club until the end of the 2026/27 season.

James, who joined the Celtic Youth Academy when he was nine-years-old, has been an integral part of the first-team squad since making his debut on May 1, 2010 when he scored in a 4-0 win over Motherwell.

Since then, he has gone on to make 564 appearances – including 36 appearances this season – scoring 110 goals and providing 112 assists, the most recent of which came in last weekend’s 6-2 Scottish Cup semi-final victory over St Mirren.

James has also scored in every one of the 17 seasons he’s been at Celtic, including this season when he netted a goal in a 3-1 win against Aberdeen just before Christmas.

And, of course, he has the honour of being Celtic’s most decorated player with 26 trophies to his name – 13 league titles, seven Scottish Cups and six League Cups.

Put simply, James Forrest is a bona fide Celtic legend.

Speaking about further extending his stay at Paradise, James said: “I’m absolutely delighted. I’ve been here my full career and I’ve loved every minute of it.

“We’ve been so successful in my time here and I’m delighted to have signed another year, and I’ll just give my best to the club for however long I’ll be here.

“While I’m still playing I can hopefully keep contributing and helping the team when I can and I’m just going to give it everything until I finish. When I do stop, I will look back on so many great memories, but hopefully I can make a few more before I do finish.”

Martin O’Neill is delighted that James Forrest has signed a new one-year deal, and the Celtic manager said: “I really want James to finish his career here at Celtic, and I just didn’t want him to be going elsewhere, and I think he wanted that as well.

“But the major point about taking anyone on is to know whether they’re worth an extra year and James has proved this season that he has been worth that.

“He has changed games and he has done wonderfully well. His contribution in recent weeks when he’s come off the bench has been absolutely terrific, and he has deserved it, and that’s the point.